Operation Walnut

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Operation Walnut was a military operation conducted by the Allies, notably the Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service, on the Aroe Islands during World War II. It took place in three phases:

  • Walnut I - a party of two landed in July 1942 and returned in September
  • Walnut II - party of two landed in February 1943 and captured August, presumed killed
  • Walnut III - On 12 July 1943 a reconnaissance patrol consisting of ten, WALNUT III was inserted on Djieo, a small island north of Enoe Island, using Hoehn military folboats. Their fate is unknown, presumed killed.[1]

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  1. ^ "NEFIS". Allies in Adversity: Australia and the Dutch in the Pacific War. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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